Please share your results with the TRA

The Report of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) (Reporting of Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences (RADO) – for Ireland) is  legislation that requires employers and those who are the responsible person/s to report and keep a record of certain work-related incidents.

As a result,  potential causes of danger can be recognised and help employers spot any trends of incidents and identify  causes of hazards in the workplace.

The TRA’s Health and Safety Committee wants to concentrate its efforts on the areas of greatest safety concern. This will also allow the TRA to benchmark our membership against the wider woodworking and manufacturing sectors.

The TRA will be sending members a link to a survey that asks members to provide incident and accident figures for the 2023 period and asks for the data to be submitted under the headings below to allow comparison to the manufacturing sector.

All information provided will be anonymous and will not be displayed or passed on to anyone else. The accumulated figures will be made available to the membership as soon as the data is analysed.

Below are the types of hazards and incidents that employers must report under RIDDOR/RADO:

Incident types

• Falls from height
• Slips & trips
• Manual handling
• Wounds from nail plates
• Nail guns
• Falling objects
• Machinery
• Workplace transport
• Office incident
• Other incident

Incident categories

• Absent from work injuries – any injury occurring at work that causes the injured person to be absent from work for:
  • More than seven days in UK (not including the day of the injury)
  • More than three days in Ireland (not including the day of the injury)
• Non-reportable – where details are kept, figures for other significant injuries reported to the business through first aid treatment.

Examples of major/specific injuries:

• Fracture (other than fingers, thumbs and toes)
• Amputation
• Dislocation of hip, knee, shoulder or spine
• Loss of sight (whether temp or permanent)
• An acute illness requiring medical treatment (i.e. heart attack)
• Electric shock or burn resulting in unconsciousness, resuscitation or a hospital stay over 24 hours
• Any other injury leading to hypothermia, heat-induced illness, unconsciousness, resuscitation or a hospital stay over 24 hours
• Unconsciousness due to asphyxia or exposure to substance or biological agent
• Chemical or hot metal burn to or any penetration to the eye
• Unconsciousness due to absorption of substance through inhalation, ingestion or skin

Safety schemes

The TRA is asking members for information about the safety schemes (eg. CHAS, Safemark, and Construction Line) or safety registrations (eg. OHSAS 18001 or ISO 45001).

If there is anyone who you feel should be receiving a link to this email, please email info@tra.org.uk and we will ensure they will receive the link.